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- DirectorGregory HoblitStarsRichard GereLaura LinneyEdward NortonAn altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.(Legbelső félelem)
CRIME
courtroom drama / neo noir / psychological
CHAR: altar boy, beggar, bishop, priest, voyeur
LOC: prison
MOT: opportunism
INT: gore, mutilation, splatter
CRIME: abuse, child abuse, murder, sexual abuse, trial
EVENT: investigation, scandal
SITU: injustice, public humiliation, rivalry
AIM: revenge
DEV: accusation, confession, conspiracy, deception, double cross, manipulation
PSY: amnesia, mental illness, trauma
PERS: arrogance, shyness, vanity
SOC: corruption, judicial system
MED: head injury, speech impediment
SEX: pornography
END: surprise - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha KrookA nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.DRAMA (Thriller)
-Ingmar Bergman-
meta / psychological
*avant-garde, existentialist, experimental, postmodern, surreal, symbolistic*
CHAR: monk
LOC: asylum
MOT: nihilism
INT: self-immolation, vampirism
SITU: alienation, loneliness, downward spiral
DEV: betrayal, confession
PSY: personality disorder, psychological torture
EMO: apathy
ID: identity swap
FAM: estrangement
MED: muteness
REL: Buddhism, crucifixion
SEX: psycho-sexual - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.HORROR (Cult Classic)
-Alfred Hitchcock-
grindhouse / psychological
*gothic, independent*
CHAR: cross dresser, fugitive, impostor, maniac, missing person, mysterious man, recluse, serial killer, tragic villain, voyeur
LOC: cellar, desert, marsh, motel, old dark house, remote, rural
INT: gore
CRIME: breaking and entering, embezzlement, false accusation, murder
SITU: disguise, mislaid trust, threat, trap
DEV: taxidermy
PSY: mental illness, Oedipus complex
EMO: guilt
ID: identity crisis, mistaken identity
FAM: divorce, loss of family member
MED: bedridden
END: twist - DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark FredrichsAfter moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.(Parajelenségek)
HORROR
found footage / haunted house
*independent*
PSY: panic
MENT: sleeping disorder
SOC: middle class
REL: demon, possession
SUP: ghost, paranormal
END: evil wins - DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsStephen McHattieLisa HouleGeorgina ReillyA radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.(Pontypool - A zombik városa)
HORROR (Sci-Fi)
apocalyptic / medical / psychological
*post-punk*
ENT: zombie
PACE: slow burner
INT: creative kills, self-mutilation, splatter
SITU: confined, desolate, isolation, self-sacrifice
AIM: survival
PSY: mental illness
MED: epidemic, infection, virus
END: surprise - DirectorJohn Erick DowdleStarsStacy ChboskyBen MessmerSamantha RobsonIn an abandoned house in Poughkeepsie, New York murder investigators uncover hundreds of tapes showing decades of a serial killer's work.HORROR
exploitation / found footage / mockumentary / slasher
*extreme, independent*
CHAR: missing person, serial killer, sex slave, stalker
LOC: abandoned house, basement, cellar, cemetery
MOT: macabre, nihilism
INT: burned alive, dismemberment, execution, inhumane treatment, mutilation, necrophilia, pedophilia, sadism, torture
CRIME: abduction, abuse, breaking and entering, child abuse, frame-up, murder, sexual abuse, wrongful conviction
EVENT: home invasion, investigation, mysterious death
SITU: amorality, confined, prostitution, trap
DEV: dehumanization, submission
PSY: personality disorder, psychological torture, Stockholm syndrome, trauma
MENT: brainwashing
PERS: aberration
EMO: anguish, despair, guilt, hate
FAM: loss of daughter
SEX: bestiality, masochism, sexual sadism, sexual violence
END: surprise - DirectorMennan YapoStarsSandra BullockJulian McMahonAmber VallettaA depressed woman learns that her husband was killed in a car accident the previous day, then awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home; then awakens the day after that to find that he's dead.(Megérzés)
MYSTERY (Fantasy)
psychological / supernatural
MOT: melodrama
INT: dismemberment
TIME: sense of time, time travel
EVENT: accidental death, car accident, explosion
AIM: starting over
DEV: reconciliation
PSY: depression
MENT: nightmare
FAM: loss of family member, marital crisis
SOC: middle class
MED: medication - DirectorMarc SchölermannStarsAlyssa MilanoMilo VentimigliaKeir O'DonnellA group of medical students devise a deadly game: to see which one of them can commit the perfect murder.(Boncasztal)
THRILLER (Crime, Horror)
medical / psychological
CHAR: maniac
LOC: morgue
INT: creative kills, disembowelment, gore
CRIME: murder
EVENT: autopsy
DEV: drug use
PSY: NPD, personality disorder
PERS: perversion
MED: heart attack
MORT: cremation
END: surprise - DirectorSean PennStarsJack NicholsonBenicio Del ToroPatricia ClarksonA retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.(Az ígéret megszállottja)
CRIME
CHAR: serial killer
LOC: cabin in the woods
CRIME: murder
EVENT: investigation
SITU: obsession, soltitude
AIM: pursuit
OB: child’s drawing
PSY: paranoia
FAM: loss of child - DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsKristen StewartLars EidingerSigrid BouazizA personal shopper in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.(A stylist)
THRILLER (Fantasy)
haunted house
CHAR: mysterious man, psychic
LOC: abandoned house, hotel, old house
INT: splatter
CRIME: murder
EVENT: journey
EMO: grief, mourning
FAM: loss of family member
MED: heart failure
SUP: apparition, poltergeist, spiritualism
SEX: sexual violence - DirectorPatryk VegaStarsMalgorzata KozuchowskaDaria WidawskaKatarzyna BujakiewiczEvery day at 6 pm a serial killer kills a different person. Police officer Helena Rus decides to find the killer by researching about 18th century history of the city.The Plagues of Breslau
(A boroszlói pestis)
CRIME (Action)
CHAR: serial killer
INT: burned alive, disembowelment, dismemberment, suicide
CRIME: murder
EVENT: autopsy, investigation
SITU: hiding
AIM: revenge
DEV: confession
OB: guillotine
MENT: dream, nightmare
MED: coma - DirectorTom TykwerStarsBen WhishawDustin HoffmanAlan RickmanJean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.(Parfüm: Egy gyilkos története)
CRIME (Fantasy, Period)
CHAR: bishop, serial killer
INT: torture
CRIME: murder
SITU: alienation, humiliation, obsession, prostitution
AIM: quest
MENT: dream, nightmare
SEX: orgy - DirectorNicholas McCarthyStarsTaylor SchillingJackson Robert ScottPeter MooneyA mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.(A csodagyerek)
HORROR
psychological
CHAR: babysitter, creepy kid, serial killer
LOC: basement
THEME: hypnotism
INT: creative kills, mutilation
CRIME: domestic abuse, murder
OB: hidden camera
FAM: pregnancy
MORT: reincarnation - DirectorAndrzej ZulawskiStarsIsabelle AdjaniSam NeillMargit CarstensenA woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.(Birtoklás)
HORROR (Sci-Fi)
arthouse / supernatural
*existentialist, surreal*
ENT: doppelganger
MOT: nihilism
PACE: slow burner
INT: dismemberment, self-harm, self-mutilation
CRIME: murder
EVENT: investigation
SITU: obsession
DEV: berserk
PSY: hysteria
PERS: misogyny
EMO: suspicion
FAM: dysfunctional family, separation
REL: possession
ROM: adultery, lovesick, unrequited love - DirectorMatthew HolnessStarsSean HarrisAlun ArmstrongAndy BlitheAfter returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.HORROR
arthouse / body horror / psychological
*surreal*
CHAR: missing person, stepparent
PACE: slow burner
CRIME: abuse
EVENT: return home
SITU: disgrace
AIM: revenge
OB: doll, puppet
PSY: mental illness
FAM: dysfunctional family - DirectorJane CampionStarsHolly HunterHarvey KeitelSam NeillIn the mid-19th century a mute woman is sent to New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a farmer, but is soon lusted after by a farm worker.(Zongoralecke)
DRAMA (Period, Romance)
CHAR: voyeur
LOC: island, woods
INT: mutilation
CRIME: domestic abuse
SITU: torment
PERS: maximalism
FAM: dysfunctional family, loveless marriage
SOC: feminism
MED: muteness, prosthetics
ROM: adultery, arranged marriage, romantic rivalry, steamy romance
SEX: sensuality, sexual desire, sexual repression - DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJanette ScottOliver ReedSheila BurrellA man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.HORROR
psychological
CHAR: impostor, maniac
LOC: secret room
PACE: slow burner
INT: suicide
CRIME: blackmail
EVENT: accidental death, airplane accident, return home
SITU: intrigue
DEV: deception, manipulation
PSY: hysteria, personality disorder
EMO: grief
FAM: dysfunctional family, loss of family member
SOC: poverty
MORT: presumed dead - DirectorPavan KirpalaniStarsRadhika ApteAmrita BagchiNivedita BhattacharyaAn agoraphobic young woman, traumatized by past events, finds herself trapped and terrorized in her own home.THRILLER
psychological
CHAR: creepy neighbor, missing person
SITU: trapped
PSY: agoraphobia, trauma
PAST: haunted by the past - DirectorPeter WeirStarsRachel RobertsAnne-Louise LambertVivean GrayDuring a rural summer picnic, a few students and a teacher from an Australian girls' school vanish without a trace. Their absence frustrates and haunts the people left behind.(Piknik a Függő Sziklánál)
MYSTERY (Period)
coming of age
*independent*
CHAR: missing person
LOC: rural
THEME: vacation gone wrong
MOT: sensationalism
TIME: sense of time
SEX: sexual hysteria, sexual repression - DirectorPéter BergendyStarsViktor KlemFruzsina HaisJudit SchellA post mortem photographer and a little girl confront ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War.HORROR (Period)
folk horror / psychological / supernatural
*gothic*
CHAR: psychic
LOC: attic, basement, cellar, cemetery, rural
PACE: slow burner
SITU: obsession
SOC: war
MED: Spanish Flu
MORT: post-mortem photography
REL: possession
SUP: ghost, haunted, levitation, paranormal - DirectorDavid JungStarsShane JohnsonElla AndersonCara PifkoAfter poor advice from a psychic leads to the death of his wife, a man vows to disprove the existence of the paranormal by allowing himself to be possessed by demons.HORROR
grindhouse / meta horror / mockumentary / psychological / religious / supernatural
CHAR: child in jeopardy, psychic
LOC: cemetery
MOT: witchcraft
INT: creative kills
EVENT: experiment, ritual
SITU: threat, torment
DEV: warning
OB: found footage
PSY: mental illness, psychological torture
MENT: insomnia, self-destructive behavior
FAM: loss of family member
SOC: decadence, poverty
REL: atheism, demon, devil, possession, satanic
SUP: necromancy, occult, paranormal, spiritualism - DirectorPablo LarraínStarsAlfredo CastroAntonia ZegersJaime VadellIn Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.(Santiago ‘73)
DRAMA
CHAR: missing person
LOC: morgue
INT: necrophilia
EVENT: autopsy
SOC: communism, coup, imperialism - DirectorZack ParkerStarsAlexa HavinsJoe SwanbergKristina KlebeThe life of three parents who have all shared the loss of a child. Motives are not what they seem and sanity is in short supply in this thriller.HORROR
psychological
PACE: slow burner
INT: mind bender
SITU: solitude
AIM: revenge
PSY: mental illness
FAM: loss of child, pregnancy
MED: disfigurement - DirectorV.K. PrakashStarsNithya MenenA young woman decides to live a life of solitary in an old mansion away from the city's hustle bustle. Little does she know that the nature surrounding her has other plans for her.CRIME, HORROR
eco horror
LOC: mansion, old house
SITU: solitude - DirectorMichael Shane LeightonStarsSteffen DziczekChris CantelmiMichael MorrisOn March 2, 2003 Crypto zoologist, Carter Wells and his brother, camera operator Justin Wells left home for the Widjigo Woods to film a documentary about a legendary creature who inhabited these woods. They were never seen again.HORROR
found footage
CHAR: missing person
LOC: woods
MOT: legend
PSY: panic - DirectorAlex HaugheyBrian VidalStarsRichard NeilSavannah HallidayJolene AndersenA psychologist engages a dangerous, young genius in a battle of wits -- unaware of the supernatural power the girl possesses, or that her life hangs in the balance.SCI-FI, THRILLER (Horror)
psychological / supernatural
CHAR: genius, troubled teen
THEME: battle of wits
PACE: slow burner
INT: creative kills
PSY: mental illness
REL: possession
SUP: telekinesis - DirectorKatrin GebbeStarsNina HossKaterina LipovskaAdelia-Constance OcleppoA woman who trains police horses adopts her second child, a severely traumatised 5-year-old girl. When the girl shows violent and anti-social behaviour, her new mother becomes determined to help her.Pelican Blood
(Pelikánvér)
DRAMA (Horror)
medical / psychological
CHAR: creepy kid
LOC: farm
PSY: personality disorder, trauma
PERS: aggression
FAM: adoption, childhood trauma
SUP: black magic - DirectorWilliam MaloneStarsSean YoungPatrick KilpatrickDylan M. McKnightA horror-thriller centered on a woman (Wilson) suffering from a medical condition that causes her to sleep her life away, waking briefly on rare occasions.(Paraszomnia)
HORROR (Romance)
psychological / slasher
*independent*
LOC: hospital
INT: disembowelment, gore
EVENT: falling to death
SITU: obsession
DEV: manipulation
PSY: hyonosis, mental illness
MENT: dream, nightmare
MED: coma, parasomnia - DirectorCorinna FaithStarsMark SmithMarley CheshamRose WilliamsIn 1974 a young nurse is forced to work the night shift in a crumbling hospital as striking miners switch off the power across Britain; inside the walls lurks a terrifying presence that threatens to consume her and everyone around her.(Sötét erő)
HORROR
haunted house / psychological
CHAR: orphan
LOC: derelict, hospital
PACE: slow burner
CRIME: sexual abuse
SITU: isolation
MED: ICU
SUP: ghost - DirectorScott CooperStarsChristian BaleHarry MellingSimon McBurneyA world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets' code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case - a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.(Halványkék szemek)
THRILLER (Crime, Horror, Period)
whodunit
CHAR: serial killer
LOC: woods
PACE: slow burner
INT: creative kills, mutilation, suicide
CRIME: murder, sexual abuse
EVENT: investigation
AIM: revenge
EMO: grief
FAM: dysfunctional family, loss of child, loss of family member
MED: epilepsy
REL: satanism
END: twist - DirectorTi WestStarsMia GothDavid CorenswetTandi WrightIn 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation, and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm.HORROR (Period)
candy cinema / coming of age / domestic drama / grindhouse / psychological / showbiz drama / slasher
CHAR: maniac, serial killer
LOC: farm, rural, secluded
MOT: melodrama
PACE: wild ride
INT: creative kills
CRIME: murder
SITU: isolation, repression, temptation, trapped
AIM: pursuit, revenge
DEV: confession
PSY: mental illness
FAM: dysfunctional family
SOC: war
MED: epidemic - DirectorBrandon ChristensenStarsAlyson GorskeAngel PraterKio CyrThe Puppeteer, a convicted murderer on death row, has always maintained his innocence, claiming that it was an evil force that controlled his body as he slaughtered his victims.HORROR
religious / slasher / supernatural
INT: creative kills
REL: satanic
SUP: cursed - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsSean GulletteMark MargolisBen ShenkmanA paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.THRILLER (Horror, Sci-Fi)
-Darren Aronofsky-
*avant-garde, independent, surreal*
CHAR: genius, recluse
SITU: downward spiral, obsession, torment
AIM: quest
DEV: conspiracy
PSY: mental illness, paranoia
MENT: self-destructive behavior
MED: handicapped, nosebleed
REL: ark of the covenant, Judaism, sect - DirectorDaniel StammStarsJacqueline ByersDebora ZhechevaChristian NavarroA nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.(Démoni fény)
HORROR
grindhouse / religious
CHAR: nun, priest
LOC: catholic school
FAM: loss of child
REL: demon, devil, exorcism, possession
END: cliffhanger, surprise - DirectorChris W. MitchellStarsGijs Scholten van AschatCarine CrutzenBart KleverA father takes his wife, two sons, and a friend and his daughter on a hiking trip in the woods. After a long search for a spot to set up camp, the father finds a perfect place overlooking a pool. Everybody seems to get settled quickly, and when the night falls the two sons listen to a ghost story told by their father's friend at the campfire. The younger son begins to have strange dreams, and bizarre occurrences develop at the campsite.The Pool
HORROR
psychological / supernatural
LOC: camp, lake, woods
THEME: vacation gone wrong
INT: creative kills, mutilation
CRIME: murder, poisoning
EVENT: hiking
SITU: going in circles, lost, obsession, trapped
AIM: survival
PSY: mental illness
MENT: dream, nightmare
MED: infection
MORT: left for dead
SUP: ghost
ROM: adultery - DirectorSönke WortmannStarsJohanna WokalekDavid WenhamJohn GoodmanA woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim in the ninth century disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.Pope Joan
(Johanna nőpápa)
DRAMA (Biopic, Period, Romance)
religious
CHAR: cross dresser, monk, priest
LOC: monastery, rural
EVENT: pillaging, ritual
SITU: disguise
PERS: misogyny
EMO: jealousy
ID: false identity
FAM: loss of child, pregnancy
SOC: feminism - DirectorDavid VictoriStarsBelén RuedaDarío GrandinettiMireia OriolWhen Monica finds out her daughter is about to die she takes extreme measures to save her.The Pact
HORROR
supernatural
EVENT: car accident, investigation
AIM: survival
MENT: dream, nightmare
FAM: divorce - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsLiv UllmannBibi AnderssonMax von SydowA recently divorced man meets an emotionally devastated widow and they begin a love affair.The Passion of Anna
(Szenvedély)
DRAMA
-Ingmar Bergman-
psychological
*avant-garde*
INT: suicide
CRIME: domestic violence
SITU: existential crisis, humiliation, isolation, loneliness, solitude
AIM: quest
PSY: delusion, depression
MENT: dream, nightmare
EMO: grief, guilt, self-pity
FAM: divorce, loss of family
ROM: adultery, breakup - DirectorHéctor CarréStarsCarmen MauraAna FernándezJuan MargalloAfter killing her abusive and unfaithful husband, the religious and schizophrenic housewife Gregoria leaves Madrid and travels to Galicia to visit a church where a stranger told her that everyone should go, dead or alive. When Gregoria arrives, she saves the life of the boy Daniel and his mother Dorita in gratitude invites her to have lunch at her house. Gregoria changes her name to Celia and accepts to work as nanny and chambermaid for Dorita and her dysfunctional husband Leandro. The violent behavior of Leandro triggers an insanity process in the delusional Celia, who is haunted by demons and ghosts while trying to protect Daniel from the evilness of his parents.The Promise
(Az ígéret)
HORROR
psychological
CHAR: nanny
CRIME: domestic abuse, mariticide
PSY: mental illness
FAM: dysfunctional family
ROM: adultery - DirectorAdam MacDonaldStarsLaurie HoldenNicole MuñozChloe RoseA frustrated, angst-ridden teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother.HORROR
supernatural
*independent*
LOC: attic, cabin in the woods
MOT: witchcraft
PACE: slow burner
INT: immolation, self-harm
EVENT: car accident, ritual
SITU: teen angst
PSY: depression
EMO: frustration
FAM: loss of family member
SUP: black magic, cursed, evil spell, occult - DirectorSandor SternStarsDavid HewlettCynthia PrestonTerry O'QuinnIsolated by his strange parents, Leon finds solace in an imaginary friend, which happens to be an anatomy doll from his father's doctor office. Unfortunately, the doll begins to take over Leon's life, and his sister's life as well.(Meghasonlás)
HORROR (Sci-Fi)
medical / psychological
*independent*
CRIME: cover-up, murder
EVENT: abortion
SITU: isolation
DEV: warning
OB: doll
PSY: mental illness, trauma
MENT: imaginary friend
FAM: loss of family member - DirectorCarlota PeredaStarsLaura GalánRichard HolmesCarmen MachiAn overweight teen is bullied by a clique of cool girls poolside while holidaying in her village. The long walk home will change the rest of her life.Piggy
(Röfi)
HORROR
slasher / teen horror
CHAR: mysterious man
LOC: rural
PACE: wild ride
INT: bullying, creative kills
CRIME: abduction, abuse
EVENT: investigation
SITU: pressure
AIM: revenge
DEV: mockery, pact
EMO: guilt, suspicion - DirectorUmur TuragayStarsBurçin TerziogluBirkan SokulluMelisa SenolsunReceiving important news about her father, whom she has not met for years, Nisan returns to her father's house with her husband and daughter. There are strange things happening in this mansion where she escaped away years ago. What is happening in the mansion.What is the mystery of the woman in the picture.Portrait of Beauty
HORROR
psychological / supernatural
*gothic*
CHAR: serial killer
LOC: mansion
CRIME: murder
EVENT: fire, return home
SITU: persecution
AIM: revenge
SUP: ghost
END: surprised - DirectorJuan Carlos MedinaStarsAlex BrendemühlTómas LemarquisIlias StothartIn the 1930s, a group of children are born with a rare condition: they feel no pain. After being locked away for life for their own safety, the children are subjected to rehabilitation away from society.Painless
HORROR
medical
CHAR: child in jeopardy, nun
LOC: asylum, hospital
INT: suicide, torture
TIME: nonlinear timeline
EVENT: car accident
SITU: confined
PAST: dark past, mysterious past
FAM: pregnancy
SOC: Nazism, social isolation, war
MED: cancer, CIP - DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsVictor SjöströmHilda BorgströmTore SvennbergOn New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.The Phantom Carriage
(A halál kocsisa)
HORROR (Cult Classic, Silent)
-Victor Sjöström-
supernatural
*mythological, oneiric*
ENT: grim reaper, psychopomp
LOC: cemetery
THEME: redemption
MOT: legend
SITU: confined
AIM: revenge
DEV: accusation, forgiveness
PERS: selfishness
EMO: despair
MED: pneumonia, tuberculosis
MORT: deathbed
REL: salvation
SUP: ghost - DirectorMiguel Ángel ToledoStarsAriel CastroRaquel EscribanoJavier MontóThe chess player Raúl invites his estranged wife Ana and his son Nico to travel with him during Christmas to an isolated cabin in a snowy mountain expecting to reconcile with her. On the arrival, Raúl asks the landlord someone to help to chop wood for the family and the helpful carpenter Samuel comes to the house and cut the wood. When Raúl sees his wife giving attention of Samuel, he becomes jealous and his paranoid mind makes him believe that Ana is having a love affair with Samuel. On the Christmas Eve, Raúl invites Samuel to spend the night with his family. Soon Raúl discovers the truth about the Ana and Samuel and what happened during the Christmas dinner.The Path
THRILLER (Horror)
psychological
LOC: cabin in the woods, isolated
THEME: vacation gone wrong
PSY: paranoia
EMO: jealousy
FAM: estrangement - DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsMads MikkelsenAmanda CollinSimon BennebjergThe story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.The Promised Land
(A fattyú)
DRAMA (Biopic, Period)
epic history
AIM: pursuit, revenge
PERS: mercilessness
FAM: dysfunctional family
SOC: monarchy, poverty, war - DirectorGalder Gaztelu-UrrutiaStarsIvan MassaguéZorion EguileorAntonia San JuanA vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.The Platform
(A platform)
SCI-FI, THRILLER (Horror)
dystopia / prison drama / psychological
*allegorical, existentialist, Kafkaesque, symbolistic*
CHAR: mysterious woman
LOC: basement, prison
MOT: nihilism, opportunism
INT: cannibalism, dismemberment, gore, sadism, suicide
CRIME: murder
EVENT: falling to death
SITU: confined, isolation, moral dilemma, trapped
AIM: survival
PSY: delusion
SOC: class differences, social injustice, social isolation
SUP: seeing the dead
END: ambiguous, open - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.Pan’s Labyrinth
(A faun labirintusa)
DRAMA, FANTASY (Cult Classic, Horror, War)
-Guillermo del Toro-
coming of age / dark fantasy / magical realism / supernatural
*fairy tale*
CHAR: stepparent
ENT: fairy, faun, monster
LOC: maze, woods
THEME: sacrifice
INT: gore, sadism
EVENT: mercy killing
SITU: hiding
DEV: promise
OB: magical book
PSY: personality disorder
MENT: fantasy world, imaginary person
PERS: courage, ruthlessness
FAM: pregnancy
SOC: anarchism, tyranny, war
SUP: magical object - DirectorQuarxxStarsArben BajraktarajHugo DillonOphélia KolbAfter realising he has died at the scene of a car crash, Nathan descends into the depths of hell, where he is doomed to experience the pain of tortured souls along the way.HORROR
religious
EVENT: car accident
REL: hell - DirectorCindy BaerStarsCeleste Marie DavisJim HanksJohnny PacarA rebellious and angst-ridden teenager finds a possible chance to redeem herself in the afterlife after prior years of drug addiction and frustration.DRAMA
supernatural
*independent, new age, surreal*
LOC: hospital
THEME: redemption
TIME: nonlinear timeline
EVENT: funeral
SITU: isolation, loneliness, peer pressure, second chance, soul searching, teen angst
DEV: drug use
PERS: self-esteem
EMO: frustration, melancholy
FAM: dysfunctional family
REL: purgatory
SUP: afterlife - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsOliver MasucciFanny ArdantJohn CleeseA drama set on New Year's Eve 1999 in a luxurious Swiss hotel where the lives of hotel workers and various guests get intertwined.(Palace Hotel)
DRAMA (Dark Comedy)
-Roman Polanski-
LOC: hotel - DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsEmma StoneMark RuffaloWillem DafoeAn account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.(Szegény párák)
DARK COMEDY, DRAMA (Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi)
-Yorgos Lanthimos-
epic drama
*independent*
LOC: brothel
INT: suicide
SITU: prostitution
SOC: feminism
MORT: reanimation - DirectorMarie Grahtø SørensenStarsLisa CarlehedVic Carmen SonneTrine DyrholmViktoria, an odd, extremely self-disciplined researcher in the field of suicide, is invited to a psych ward to treat suicidal patient Jenny. Through intimate nocturnal conversations, they form a tight bond. Viktoria slowly opens up to experience closeness with another for the first time in her life, but the closer the two women get, the more it becomes clear that something is not as it seems.Psychosia
DRAMA (Thriller)
LOC: asylum
INT: suicide
PSY: mental illness
SUP: afterlife
SEX: orgy - DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.Parasite
(Élősködők)
DARK COMEDY, THRILLER
domestic drama / psychological / social satire
LOC: basement, camp, cellar, hiding place, hospital, secret door, slum, underground bunker, villa
INT: gore
CRIME: forgery, fraud, murder
EVENT: flood, hiking, home invasion
SITU: confined, destitution, hiding
DEV: phrogging, scam
OB: child’s painting
PERS: greed, snobbery
ID: fake identity
FAM: loss of child, loss of family member
SOC: capitalism, class differences, discrimination, poverty, working class
MED: allergy, concussion, head injury, tuberculosis
END: twist